--- /dev/null
+Submitted By: Tushar Teredesai <tushar@linuxfromscratch.org>
+Date: 2005-07-25
+Initial Package Version: 1.5
+Upstream Status: Sent, no response yet.
+Origin: http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/mail-archives/lfs-dev/2003-April/033602.html
+ http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/mail-archives/lfs-dev/2003-June/035234.html
+ http://linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/lfs-dev/2005-June/051908.html
+Description: Add tempfile wrapper script. Use "make install-tempfile" to install it.
+
+diff -Naur mktemp-1.5.orig/Makefile.in mktemp-1.5/Makefile.in
+--- mktemp-1.5.orig/Makefile.in 2003-03-23 18:09:56.000000000 -0700
++++ mktemp-1.5/Makefile.in 2005-07-25 11:11:11.000000000 -0600
+@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@
+ install-man:
+ $(INSTALL) -m 0444 $(srcdir)/$(PROG).$(mantype) $(mandir)/man1/$(PROG).1
+
++install-tempfile: $(srcdir)/tempfile
++ $(INSTALL) -m 0555 $(srcdir)/tempfile $(bindir)/tempfile
++
+ check:
+ @echo nothing to check
+
+diff -Naur mktemp-1.5.orig/tempfile mktemp-1.5/tempfile
+--- mktemp-1.5.orig/tempfile 1969-12-31 17:00:00.000000000 -0700
++++ mktemp-1.5/tempfile 2005-07-25 11:13:41.000000000 -0600
+@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
++#!/bin/bash
++# A tempfile wrapper for mktemp
++# Note: If you can, avoid using tempfile and use mktemp instead.
++# This wrapper is provided for compatibility since some scripts use
++# tempfile. If possible, the best solution is to patch the scripts
++# to use mktemp.
++#
++# Copyright (c) Tushar Teredesai <tush@yahoo.com>
++#
++# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
++# purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
++# copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
++#
++# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
++# WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
++# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
++# ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
++# WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
++# ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
++# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
++#
++
++# Usage info
++usage()
++{
++ echo "Usage: tempfile [OPTION]"
++ echo
++ echo "Create a temporary file in a safe manner."
++ echo "This version is a wrapper that invokes mktemp."
++ echo "NOTE: Do not use tempfile in your scripts."
++ echo " Use mktemp instead."
++ echo
++ echo "[-d|--directory] DIR -> place temporary file in DIR"
++ echo "[-p|--prefix] PREFIX -> ignored"
++ echo "[-s|--suffix] SUFFIX -> ignored"
++ echo "[-n|--name] NAME -> ignored"
++ echo "[-m|--mode] MODE -> ignored"
++ echo "--version -> output version information and exit"
++}
++
++# parse all arguments
++while [ $# != 0 ]
++do
++ case "$1" in
++ # -d for tempfile is equivalent to -p for mktemp
++ -d|--directory)
++ dir="$2"
++ shift 2
++ ;;
++ --directory=*)
++ dir="${1#--directory=}"
++ shift 1
++ ;;
++ -d*)
++ dir="${1#-d}"
++ shift 1
++ ;;
++ # The following switches are ignored.
++ -p|--prefix|-s|--suffix|-n|--name|-m|--mode)
++ shift 2
++ ;;
++ -p*|--prefix=*|-s*|--suffix=*|-n*|--name=*|-m*|--mode=*)
++ shift 1
++ ;;
++ # --version for tempfile is equivalent to -V for mktemp
++ --version)
++ echo "tempfile 1.0 (`mktemp -V 2>/dev/null`)"
++ exit 0
++ ;;
++ # Unknown switch
++ *)
++ usage
++ exit 1
++ ;;
++ esac
++done
++
++# Use the dir if $TMPDIR is not set.
++if [ -z "$TMPDIR" -a ! -z "$dir" ]
++then
++ export TMPDIR="$dir"
++fi
++# Execute mktemp with proper arguments
++# the -t behaviour of mktemp is the default for tempfile
++exec mktemp -t